"Every job is designed specifically for the space and for the client," said Bloom. "I like to believe that we can do anything, and we certainly do much more than painting murals."

Asked about favorite projects, Bloom said that all of their pieces have great stories behind them.

"Each environment we paint in presents its own challenges, and it is just the two of us, and we are often working in tight spaces together with tight deadlines to complete a job," she said.

When you are sharing a small scissor lift with eight gallons of paint and another human for 18-hour days, and every move you make affects the other person, "you have to learn really quickly how to manage," said Bloom.

Keller referred to a job requiring painting a mural in the lobby of a metal recycling company. The job turned into a 12-foot by 5-foot oil on linen painting that took more than six months to design and paint.

"I remember spending endless days at the studio drinking unhealthy amounts of coffee," said Keller.

Keller said that the job was a mental stepping-stone for the pair, showing them the strength of their capabilities.

"It was especially exciting working for such a big company, that had roots from our hometown with global reach," said Keller, adding that all of the copper that the U.S. Treasury uses to produce pennies comes from this company.

The pair hired one of Keller's professors to design and build the copper frame that surrounds the piece.

"The installation took an entire day, and the painting weighed over 200 pounds with the frame," said Keller.

Looking back, the whole job seems surreal, said Keller.

"That this massive company put their trust and money into two 20-year-olds to define them through a painting – I'll never forget that," he said.

Bloom sees the five-story building that the pair painted in Hartford last summer as the company's biggest feat to date.

"This was the first time we tackled a wall of such scale," she said.

With only two weeks to get the mural painted, "We decided to start at the top of the building to adjust to the height and learn to work the lift," said Bloom.

Keller is not too fond of heights, so when the lift shut down at the top, and they were stuck 60 feet in the air swaying for a few hours, it was a particular challenge for him.

"I really fell in love with my job that day," said Bloom. "I missed my college graduation because of the tight deadline, and we finished painting as the lift we had rented was getting picked up."

Asked what they like the most about the business, Bloom said that researching and designing offers the opportunity to do a unique form of translation.

"A lot of our clients aren't artists, so they rely on us to understand what they need," she said.

Being able to present clients with stunning visuals of their verbal vision is indescribable, according to Bloom.

Bloom said she often goes through three or four drafts of a design, and notebooks full of research, before presenting something to a client.

"Having Ben as a partner is without a doubt the most incredible part of running the business, because we can vet each other's work until it is perfect," she said.

Keller said that being a painter in general is all about having control over decisions.

"I love having complete freedom in what I do, and I love being able to do what I love," he said.

Being able to work in the studio every day as his own boss is amazing, added Keller.

"Our skill set is so wide, and we aren't afraid to stray from what we know to challenge ourselves and make things work for a client," he said. "In this way, we are innovative."

Asked about the business' challenges, Bloom said that it is challenging for artists to survive from a financial standpoint.

"Our work load is job-to-job, and the only marketing we do is by word of mouth," she said.

At the same time, Bloom strongly believes that art is an invaluable asset to a community.

"So it becomes very hard to put a monetary price on what we do," she said. "This is more of a passion project than a business, with the contingency being our studio rent and supply cost."

MBK Murals is always looking for new clients, walls to paint, connections, and ideas.

"We really just love to paint, and to see spaces transform, to see people admiring the beauty in what is already there and what is created," said Keller.

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